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8484 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 440, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
5325 Newcastle Avenue, Suite 345, Encino, CA 91316
16161 Ventura Blvd #403, Encino, CA 91436
5000 Birch St, Suite 3000, Newport Beach, CA 92660
5015 Birch Street, Suite 107, Newport Beach, CA 92660
215 North Marengo Avenue, Suite 328, Pasadena, CA 91101
625 W. Broadway, Suite B, Glendale, CA 91204
1800 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA 90028
5850 Canoga Ave, Suite 400, Woodland Hills, CA 91367-6554
2121 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 800, Los Angeles, CA 90067
3450 Cahuenga Blvd, Suite 102, Los Angeles, CA 90068
15760 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1600, Encino, CA 91436
6430 Sunset Boulevard, Suite 1180, Los Angeles, CA 90028
782 Pacific Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90813
333 S. Hope Street, 40th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
620 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1100, Newport Beach, CA 92660
700 N. Brand Blvd, Suite 1180, Glendale, CA 91203
2530 Wilshire Blvd, 2nd Floor, Santa Monica, CA 90403
405 N Maclay Ave, Suite 203, San Fernando, CA 91340
475 Washington Blvd, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
468 North Camden Drive, Suite 226, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
4640 Admiralty Drive, 5th Floor, Marina del Rey, CA 90292
15760 Ventura Blvd, Suite 700, Encino, CA 91436
1751 Colorado Boulevard, No. 190, Los Angeles, CA 90041
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Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both California state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine